Fergus County argus., 1887-04-28
MONTANA keSS.


are c'iarged with csusine All the divorces
there.
carload o' Mnntaua Gonic- vr:.
shipped east recently to he rs.qi ~ polo
horses.
! Northern Pacific train ran INTO j band
oi deer in iieileate canyon recently and
killed iouf of them.
/ The Drum Lummon Vas named after the
parish in which Mr.. rru-e. .hr finder. wa-
born in Ireland.
The oi'structiuns in the i;ozeman tunnel
have been CLEARED away. The slide was
about 100 f.et long 10y io feet deep.
force Of 100 men are ~ work ON the
tunnel Of the Montana Central. at Wirkes.
II viii require a year to complete the bore.
The last drawing of the Louisiana state
lottery benefited one Butte man. George
+. Marsh held tenth of a tcke, which
drew 81. 600.
II is estimated that il will take $3.50 600
worth of powder to do the blasting on the
hig tunnel on the Butte extension Of the
Montana Central
nugget supposed to weigh forty ounces
was taken out Of the placer ground known
as Gallavan and Booths claim, on Potosi
Gulch in the Cnur d 'Alenes lately.
In prize fight at Wardner, Billy Lynn
whipped Peter Toilette. the middleweicht
champion of st. Paul, ia twen.v-three
gamy rounds. for $3.50.
little son of John Connolly ON the
upper Shonk'n, while trying to remove II .
primer from a cartridge withanawI. causeJ |
It TO explode putting out one of tn. bows
eyes.
In the case of the territory vs.. 4. r.
Owens for Illegally mainta aiming "A public
dance house, in Billings. the jury brought
in verdict OF guilty, after celebrating
five hours.
Theodore Roosevelt has shippcd two
large Irish wolf dogs to his Montana ranch
where they will he used in exterminatins
wolves, cayotes, etc. They are valued at
$500 per pair. /,
Hon. L. e. Waters. of Billings. has been
appointed by the National Park Associa-
tion general manager of the Park hotels.
lie is now in st. Paul arranging for the
opening Of the houses.
Fifteen or twenty graders near Grca,
Fails refused to go to work unless "a China.
nan, employed as cook. was DISCHARGED.
The superintendent refused their ,iictation
md gave the men their time.
The library donated by Mrs. Van Zaudt ,
% the employees of the Blue Bird mine is !
veil patronized. The building is near the :
''iice, and the library is quite extensivea and
veil selected. II reflects great crcdi. ON the
|onor.-Miner. q
There will shortly he at least five com.
'anies Of militia in Montana. There are
ow' two at Butte and another is being
reanized; there is one at Helena and an
ther is being formed; one is shortly to be
mustered in mt Dillon. and Bozeman will :
dd another to the quota. making seven in
ll.-lndependent.
Tom Harwood. who resides at the Lakes.
n the old Mart.nsdale road, met with an
ccident day before yesterday that resulted
! the fracture of his arm, above the elbow.
lille going home with his team he fell from
ie wagon, with the result noted above.
rank Morger. ~ cowboy on the Shonkin
.nse, clanced to stop at Harwoods s place
'on after the accident and he came to
'wn Tor surgical assistance for the injured; /
an.--I,ver Press :
Governor Leslie has issued proclama-
IN offering 81 100 in rewards for convicts
no have escaped from the peniteniiary in
c past few years. The names of the men T
nd offense committed are ,s follows
'seph Scott who had been found guilty of
urder and imprisoned ior life; George
Ill, found guilty of robbery: Royal Tows. :;
=, grand larceny; and Thomas Murphy.
title stealing. Five hundred dollars is
Tered for Scott and two hundred dollars
ch for the other three.
The sround-squirr,l industry still pros
RS and promises to prosper Gallatin
unity. while still the scene OF the greatest
tivity, is not alone in sharing the profits
the lucrative and sportive occupat ation 81
ocking the frisky ground-squirrel ON the
nd and selling his pelt to the territory at
, lawful price OF five cents. Fergus All
intv is beginning to be heard from, the
ible soil Of that fertile section being IA
'oritc with the little burrows. Choteau, =
wis and Clarke and Jefferson counties
sending in their contributions. Judg.
from the number OF applications for
'ies Of the bounty law that the Intle- :.
ident is constantly receiving. the future set,
ltains bounty certificates innumerable dna
be showered in advance upon the terri If III
ial auditor and treasurer. The ground Jun
'irrel trade now remains steady ut a
ly average Of about 800 scaips, wolves, ,s,,, ,;
'otes. bears, and mountain lions being see:
ras on the bill of fare. but in respectable con
indancc. c.-lndependent laid
Lev
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